Profiles: NTM Schools in Action

New Additions to the NTM Schools in Action: 31 school profiles now online

This page profiles Non-Traditional Music programs, their students and teachers.  Each profile has been submitted by a music educator in the field using music technology to reach NTM students.  The material receives only minor editing and used as submitted.  If you have a program to add to our running list, please use the "Submit NTM Profile" tab above.  We'd love to add you to our growing list.  


Adrian High School (Adrian, MI) 2 2

  • Instructor:  Bradley Sharp
  • Location: Adrian MI
  • School Profile: Public HS, 9-12, approx: 1200 students
  • Class Title(s): Digital Music
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): One trimester class, 12 wks, 72 minutes per day, currently approximately 45 students

Apponequet Regional H.S. (Lakeville, MA)

  • Instructor: Ed Ledwith
  • Location: Lakeville, MA
  • School Profile: Public High School, 9-12, 900 students
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): Course meets for one period (56 minutes) every day, for half the year.

Bergenfield High School (Bergenfield NJ)

  • Instructor: Brian Timmons and Kent Pennell
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology I
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): Full year course.  Five 41-minute classes per week. Three sections of 16 students offered in 2009-2010.

Brookwood High School (Snellville, GA)

  • Instructor:  Ken Simpson
  • Location: Snellville, GA (Atlanta Metro Area)
  • School Profile: Gwinnett County Public Schools, 9-12 , 3487 enrollment
  • Class Title(s): Beginning  & Advanced  Music Technology

Digital Harbor High School (Baltimore, MD)

  • Instructor:  Alyson Covino
  • Location: Baltimore, MD
  • School Profile: Public High School
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology
  • Grades Levels Included: 10-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): Music Technology runs a semester long and meets each day for 90 minutes.  …

East Brunswick High School (East Brunswick NJ)

  • Instructor: Marjorie LoPresti
  • Class Title(s): Beginning Piano, Piano Workshop, Musicianship Music, Technology and Composition, Advanced Music Studio
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es)

Fort Hayes Career Center (Columbus, OH)

  • Instructor:  Ryan Van Bibber
  • Location: Columbus OH
  • School Profile: Public High School Career Center, Grades 11-12
  • Class Title(s): Audio Production I (11th Grade) and II (12th Grade)
  • Grades Levels Included

Greenwich High School (Greenwich CT)

  • Instructor: Barbara Freedman
  • Class Title(s): Intro to Electronic Music, Electronic Music 1, ElectronicMusic 2, Electronic Music 3/Honors
  • Grades Levels Included: High school
  • School Profile:  Public H.S.; enrollment 2700

Howell High School (Farmingdale NJ)

  • Instructor: Joe Cantaffa
  • Class Title(s): Entertainment Technology II, Entertainment IV
  • Grades Levels Included: 10th and 12th
  • School Profile:  Public H.S., enrollment 2400
  • Structure of NTM Class(es)

Illinois State University (Music Education Program)

  • Instructor: Kim McCord
  • Grades Levels Included: undergraduate music education majors
  • School Profile:  Public University, enrollment of some 20,000 students
  • Class Title(s): Advanced General Music

Ladue Horton Watkins High School (Ladue MO)

  • Instructor:  Rick Dammers (Rowan University)
  • Class Title(s): Music Through Technology
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): The class was designed as a hands-on, technology-based music appreciation class. …

Lake Forest Academy (Lake Forest, IL)

  • Instructors:  Adam Schlipmann and Grier Carson
  • Location: Lake Forest, IL
  • School Profile: Private 9-12 Day/Boarding School
  • Class Title(s):Freshman Foundation in the Arts, Electronic Music 1, Advanced Studies in Electronic Music, and Laptop Orchestra

Lebanon High School (Lebanon OH)

  • Instructor: Will Kuhn
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology 1, Music Technology 2, Recording Club
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): Length: semester; 22 seats; all grade levels at any time; a music prerequisites.

Lenape High School (Medford NJ)

  • Instructor: Leonard G. Nicholas
  • Class Title(s):  Music Technology I and II
  • Grades Levels Included: 9 thru 12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): Full year, 5-day-a-week classes, 15 students per section, grades 9-12, two levels of music tech. …

McDonogh School (Owings Mills, MD)

  • Instructor:  Donald New
  • Location: Owings Mills, MD
  • School Profile: Private K-12
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): Three (3) classes meet full school year, 5 times out of a 6 day rotation.  …

McKinley High School (Canton, OH)

  • Instructor: Brian Laakso
  • Location: Canton, OH
  • School Profile: Public HS /  9-12 /  total school enrollment approx 1700 
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology I - Fundamentals / Music Technology II - Creative Expressions

Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, CA)

  • Instructor: Mark McCormick
  • Location: Manhattan Beach, CA
  • School Profile: 9-12 Public High School approx. 2300 students 
  • Class Title(s): Music Theory
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es)

Mission Vista High School (Vista, CA)

  • Instructor: Anne Fennell
  • Class Title(s): Music Composition I, Music Composition II, Music Composition/Larger applications (the 3rd and 4th class will be approved next year)
  • Grades Levels Included

Oak Hills High School (Cincinnati, OH)

  • Instructor: Grant Anderson
  • Location: Cincinnati, OH
  • School Profile: Public; HS; 9-12; 250+
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology I and II
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): 45 minute class; semester only; class size up to 24; includes students 9-12; Open to all students.  …

Oak Prairie Junior High School (Lockport IL)

  • Instructor: William Rank
  • Class Title(s):  Music Technology
  • Grades Levels Included: 7th and 8th
  • School Profile:  Public junior high school; enrollment 800.
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): Semester long general music class in music technology

Pacific Grove High School (Pacific Grove, CA )

  • Instructor: David Hoffman
  • School Profile:  Public H.S., grades 9-12, enrollment 550 students
  • Class Title(s): Introduction to Music Technology
  • Grades Levels Included: 10-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es)

Peoria Notre Dame High School (Peoria, IL)

  • Instructor:  Wendy Strauss
  • Location: Peoria, IL
  • School Profile: Non-public Catholic
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): Classes are daily, for 65 minutes each.  …

River Hill High School (Clarksville, MD)

  • Instructor: Richard McCready
  • Location: Clarksville, Howard County, MD
  • School Profile: Public HS, grades 9-12 
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology
  • Grades Levels Included: 9-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es)

Ronny Crownover Middle School (Corinth, TX)

  • Instructor:  Russ Callahan
  • Location: Corinth, TX
  • School Profile: Public 6-8 Middle School in Denton ISD (Denton, TX)
  • Class Title(s): RCMS Music Technology Club
  • Grades Levels Included: 6-8
  • Structure of NTM Class(es)

South Windsor High School (South Windsor, CT)

  • Instructor: Jeremiah Crowley
  • Location: South Windsor, CT
  • School Profile: Public High School, 9-12, Enrollment 1461
  • Class Title(s): Guitar, Digital Audio Editing, Music Theory
  • Grades Levels Included

Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart (Princeton NJ)

  • Instructor: Nancy Graham
  • Class Title(s): Middle School Music; Upper School Music Theory, Appreciation, Honors Musicianship
  • Grades Levels Included: 6 through 12
  • School Profile:  Private school, grades 6-12, enrollment unknown

Torrington High School (Torrington CT)

  • Instructor: Wayne Splettstoeszer
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology I and Music Technology II
  • Grades Levels Included:
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): Music Technology I is an introductory course that exposes students to basic music concepts using the MIDI, digital audio and multi-media applications. …

Westlane Middle School (Indianapolis IN)

  • Instructor: Barb Keyes
  • Class Title(s): Music Tech 1 & 2
  • Grades Levels Included: 7 & 8
  • School Profile:  Public middle school grades 6-8; enrollment 900 students
  • Structure of NTM Class(es): One semester class, 24-27 students, 7th & 8th grade. 

Whitnall High School (Greenfield, WI)

  • Instructor:  Michael Hayden
  • Location: Greenfield, WI
  • School Profile: Public High School, 9-12: 800 total enrollment 
  • Class Title(s): Music Production & Industry
  • Grades Levels Included: 10-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es)

Woods Charter School(Chapel Hill NC )

  • Instructor: Matthew Etherington
  • School Profile: Public charter school, K-12, enrollment 500 students.
  • Class Title(s): Music Technology
  • Grades Levels Included: 10-12
  • Structure of NTM Class(es)

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